Description:Have you had your fingerprints taken for government ID? Your irises scanned? Your earlobes measured? A microchip implanted? Are you prepared to? Where will you draw the line? Join us this week on The Corbett Report as we delve into the depths of the biometric control grid.

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Documentation – James Corbett interviewed on MediaMonarchy.com

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Thanks to James Evan Pilato at MediaMonarchy.com for helping to get the word out about the recent Corbett Report article on PTech.

That unique optical geometric design, which allows lobsters to see in the dimmest light, is being adapted into a “lobster-eye lens” that focuses the X-ray images so that the device can actually see through a wall and project an image of what’s on the

2005 – French citizens will have to pay for new identity cards that hold their biometric information in electronic format — and carrying the cards will become compulsory, if the minister of the interior gets his way.

2005 – The UK government plans to issue its ID card as a passport with biometric identifiers stored in a chip – and the US wants those chips to be compatible with its own scanners, raising the possibility that US agencies could have access to the ID

2006 – Compulsory powers to fingerprint and photograph 700,000 foreigners a year who live in Britain as part of the national identity card scheme were announced yesterday by the home secretary, John Reid, as the scope of what critics see as a future

2008 – Morocco’s national security service has begun issuing millions of “contactless,” biometric identification smart cards to simultaneously fight terrorism and guarantee respect for “citizens’ rights and liberty,” according to that North African g

2009 – It is surely the biggest Big Brother project yet conceived. India is to issue each of its 1.2 billion citizens, millions of whom live in remote villages and possess no documentary proof of existence, with cyber-age biometric identity cards.

Documentation – Mexico to launch new biometric ID card program to fight corruption

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2009 – The Mexican government will issue a new biometric identity card which will carry fingerprints, a retina scan and a photograph on a magnetic strip to fight corruption in social programs, Mexican Interior Minister Fernando Gomez Mont said on Tue

From the “look at all the benefits, but ignore the long term implications” file…

The university on Wednesday installed two iris cameras that will allow meal plan holders to use their eyes instead of having to swipe their IDs to access the dining hall.

“Students won’t need their ID to enter the dining center anymore,” said Stephen Barr, the director of campus services who oversees VCU Dining Services. “With iris identification, it’s as simple as a camera taking a picture of their eyes and two seconds later they walk through.”

The new system, which is voluntary, is meant to serve as something of an express lane for students.

“We thought it’d be a nice service for students to help everybody get through at peak times,” Barr said.

Plus, he added, the iris cameras will give students who lose their IDs over the weekend the ability to still access their meal plans even though the ID card office is closed.

“There currently isn’t a mechanism for students to get a replacement ID [over the weekend] so they can access Shafer,” Barr said. “So how do they eat over the weekend? In the past, they’ve had to come out of pocket. Now they don’t have to. This backup lets them get into Shafer so they can eat.”

Cashiers will remain in place for those who choose not to use the iris cameras, as well as for visitors and others entering Shafer Court.